Did this actually

[Lewis McColl]

Just came across this article which was in French so it is a google translation.

Did the Aircraft carrier Clemenceau end her days in the UK??

This is Charles de Gaulle, flagship of the French fleet, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the largest military building in Europe, the flagship of our army.
260 metres long, 65 wide, high as a 25-storey building. He embarked 2 000 men, 40 planes and helicopters and 20 tons of flour just to bake bread.
When Charles de Gaulle arrives at a well-deserved retreat around 2040... We'll have to do something about it.
The emptying of its equipment that can still be used,
Recycle its polluting materials,
Especially the nuclear plant that serves as its engine and finally
Find a good soul that accepts to recover and treat its carcass.
Of course, one could do like the Americans and sink the radioactive baby by 10 000 meters of background. This is not the French method.
For the record, the carcass of the Clémenceau was to be dismantled in Spain... It is still found off Italy on the way to Turkey. Then it is in India that the hull filled with 1000 tons of asbestos is consented. The passage of the Suez Canal costs € 2.5 million, 000. But India changes its mind and refuses the cumbersome burden... which returns to Brest (still 4.5 million euros the trip). Finally, the United Kingdom will deal with the depollution and dismantlement after force, discussions, court decisions and demonstrations.
It took 10 years for a "conventional" ship: the Charles de Gaulle was at nuclear power.
How much will it cost to dismantle Charles de Gaulle, no one knows.
What is certain is that no one has provisioned any penny for the operation. They will do well in 2040.
In a private company, it is planned, one feeds a crate, a little every year so as not to be caught short.
But the state is not a business. The state does not foresee the retreat of the August building, nor that of its officials as well as numerous commitments and guarantees which are given

[robpage]

Just came across this article which was in French so it is a google translation.

Did the Aircraft carrier Clemenceau end her days in the

On 31 December 2005, the*Clemenceau*left Toulon to be dismantled in Alang, India despite protests about improper disposal and a lack of facilities for the management of toxic waste. On 6*January 2006 the Supreme Court of India temporarily denied access to Alang.[9]*After having been boarded by activists, held by Egyptian authorities, and then transiting the*Suez Canal*on 15*January, a court ruling by the*Conseil d'État*ordered the*Clemenceau*to return to French waters.[10]Able UK*based at the Graythorp yard near Hartlepool received a disassembly contract to use accepted practices in scrapping the ship.[11][12]*The dismantling started on 18*November 2009 and the break-up was completed by the end of*2010.

[Lewis McColl]

Thanks Rob I was just wondering if there had been another twist to the Tale.

[robpage]

Able have done a lot of controversial stuff upsetting environmentalists every time ,

[Colin McClelland]

On the 8/3/1971 the OBO, OCEAN BRIDGE had an explosion in No.9 tank the went on fire , the engine room was holed and taking on water fast.
This was 60 miles off cape finnitere, We then abandoned ship and were picked up by the British Comet, which was broken down and adrift.
The CLEMENCEAU arrived and took our injured off by helicopter.